Local business Attaché finds new home in rebuilt condo complex
For years, owners of Clintonville-based Attaché, currently housed in the Fifth Third building at 4400 N. High St., have searched for a new home along High Street.
"Our goal was to stay on High Street between Arcadia and Graceland if possible," said Attaché CEO Jason Janoski. "That proved to be very difficult."
The planned condominium complex being constructed at the corner of East Weber Road and North High Street looked promising last summer when developers presented the plans, but the logistics never worked out, Janoski said.
A fire at the development, the Terraces on Walhalla, in December turned out to be a serendipitous event for Attaché.
Following the fire, the developer was able to reconfigure the inside units to make room for the business. Within two weeks of being contacted by the developer, Janoski said Attaché was in contract for a 3,200-square-foot, two-unit space within the building.
"We can tailor the space to our needs," Janoski said.
The deal makes Attaché the only retail tenant of the development, which will be three stories tall and contain 20 units ranging in size from 1,190 square feet to 1,770 square feet and in price from $194,000 to $378,350.
JC Hanks, of the Walhalla Development Group, said including Attaché in the redesigned plans is in keeping with the original vision for the project.
"This does differ from our earlier plans, but this project was originally envisioned as a 'mixed-use' project," Hanks said. "Our feedback thus far has been resoundingly positive."
Construction on the $3.5-million luxury complex should be finished within the next year, Hanks said, and Attaché hopes to move into its new space by Jan. 1.
Janoski said he hopes the move will mean positive things for Attaché, which offers services to businesses in the fields of marketing, communications and personnel.
"The fact that we are making this move during a time that is funky for some people might signal that we are doing OK," Janoski said.
Janoski, a Clintonville native and Old Beechwold resident, said he's relieved that the rebuilding of the Terraces on Walhalla has offered the opportunity for the business to relocate within Clintonville.
"It's important for us to affect our own neighborhood and our own house as much as we can," he said.
